Pick up my CZ 75 tonight!! Advice on ammo selection please.

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Jack 99

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Almost hate to ask this, but I don't have loads of experience with the 9mm. Got a CZ and the state of California is actually going to allow me to pick it up tonight after work! If this gun lives up to its rep for accuracy, reliability and ergonomics, it will probably become my primary Home Defense weapon and I'll load the .357 with some 110 grain .38 Special +P for the wife.

What's the concensus on the 9mm defensive round these days? Just to let everyone know, I don't believe in "Magic Bullets" but I think there's a reality to the idea that specific bullet weights and designs have greater terminal effect than others in a given caliber.

What do you guys think? Cor-Bon 115 gr +P? 147 gr. Hydra-Shok? Compromise with 124 gr. Hydra-Shok?

All opinions appreciated.

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I favor 115 grs. Have had no feeding problems with Corbon, Federal Classic, IMI, Hansen, or any other JHP out of a CZ75. Don't know about stopping power as thanks be to the Lord I haven't been in a defensive situation.
 
I use 124 gr Remington Golden Sabers. :)

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Fiocchi FMJ or JHP works great in CZ-75.
Very powerful and accurate ammo. Also, much cheaper than all this fancy "defensive" stuff - means you can buy enough for good practice...
 
Congrats on your purchase. The CZ-75 is a great pistol. One pistol I wish I still owned. I sold my CZ-75 after experiencing a bulged case malfunction that jammed the pistol to the point of requiring tools to remedy. I was new to handguns and blamed the pistol for the malfunction, not the ammunition. That was probably a mistake. The ammo was Cor-Bon 115grn +P. Prior to that malfunction the pistol was flawless, digesting over 500 rounds of various loadings.

This is not to say that Cor-Bon makes bad ammo or that the CZ-75's chamber is too loose for +P chamberings, but just to share my experience with the combination of CZ-75 and Cor-Bon +P ammo.

I'll shut up now.

jjc2
 
I picked it up, but haven't shot it yet. Looks good, though. I stripped, cleaned and lubed it last night.

I'll let everyone know how it goes.
 
Hello, Jack99 and congratulations on your CZ75. Even though I almost always prefer single-action semiautos, the CZ is an exception; I love them. For what it's worth, one can still buy factory 15 round pre-ban magazines from CZ-USA for about $49 each. As for ammunition, I've had grand luck with the following in terms of reliability and accuracy in the CZ75. In Plus P loads:
Cor*Bon 115 and 125 gr JHPs, Triton 115 gr and 124 gr JHPs. If forced to pick one of these, I'd go with the Triton 124 gr as it really grouped out of my guns and hit well over 1250 ft/sec. I've also had good results with the plain Remington 115 gr +P JHP. In standard pressure loads, mine like Federal 115 gr JHPs and their 124 gr Nyclad HPs. I've replaced the standard factory springs with Wolff 18.5 lb conventional recoil springs as I shoot hotter loads much of the time, but I don't really know that it's necessary. Good luck and enjoy your pistol. best.
 
IMHO, I would try and get some 147gr. Black Talon. Winchester makes a civilian version called Supreme SXT. It does NOT have the Talons like the LE ammo does or the original BT. I have heard all the hype about a lighter 115gr. bullet higher velocity but Im a believer in a heavier slower moving bullet theory. Just MHO. Check out www.firearmstactical.com and see what they say about 9mm bullets, especially the cor-bon hype.
 
I shoot GA Arms 124NATO FMJ and 124gr JHP+P in mine. European 9mm pistols seem to be built around the 124gr weight. LOVE MY CZ! ;)
 
115gr.FMJ is not a good defense bullet but When I shoot Czech made ammo (Sellier & Bellot) through my Czech made pistol(CZ-75B) it is like a match made in Heaven. I can put the bullets just exactly where I want them at any practical range. It's all butta baby! Man you are gonna love this Gun! Peace, And Welcome to the Happy Happy world that is CZ ownership.
 
Hey Jack......
Cor-Bon makes some good loads. The only thing I don't like about them is they are short. The bullets are a truncated cone type hollowpoint. Buy a box and run them through. Make sure to try one handed shooting and rapid fire to ensure no hang ups. I say this because I have had Cor-Bon 115's hang up on me before. I have since switched to Remingtons +P 115's because of the long ogive of the bullet. This, in my opinion ensres more reliable feeding. Like I said earlier, buy some and test shoot them. Find out what works best for you. One more plus for the Remingtons.....deep cavity to prevent clogging!
 
One more thing......want some killer knock down power?! Handload some 124gr hollowpoints with 7.9 grs of Blue Dot powder. With the longer 5" barrel you can get about 1250 feet per second out of the heavier hollowpoint. Not quite .357 Mag power, but pretty good from a auto-pistol. I use Speer Gold Dots.
 
Any ammo works well in my CZ-75B. While you are at it, replace the plastic factory grips. I put soft rubber Hogue grips with finger groves on mine. It makes a great gun even better and looks good too. Illini...
 
Finally got to fire my CZ-75B the other day. Used 50 rnds S & B (as used on test target), 50 rnds Armsport, 50 rnds Fiocci, and 20 rnds CorBon 115 grain with no malfunctions at all. It seems to me that other DA pistols have a so-so SA trigger with a lot of take up, but the CZ seems to have a trigger action like a good revolver.
 
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